Melvyn Levitsky

Melvyn Levitsky
United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
In office
September 21, 1984 – February 6, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert L. Barry
Succeeded bySol Polansky
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
June 1, 1994 – June 17, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byRichard Huntington Melton
Succeeded byAnthony Stephen Harrington
12th Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
In office
1987–1989
Preceded byNicholas Platt
Succeeded byJ. Stapleton Roy
5th Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters
In office
June 23, 1989 – November 23, 1993
Preceded byAnn B. Wrobleski
Succeeded byRobert S. Gelbard
Personal details
Born (1938-03-19) March 19, 1938 (age 86)
Sioux City, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
ProfessionDiplomat, Career Ambassador

Melvyn Levitsky (born March 19, 1938, in Sioux City, Iowa) was a United States diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (1984–87) and Brazil (1994–98).[1]

From 1989 to 1993 he served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters.[2] In 2003, he became a board member of the International Narcotics Control Board.[3]

He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He is also on the advisory board of the Global Panel Foundation.

Levitsky has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Iowa.

References

  1. ^ Biography, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  2. ^ (22 August 1989). Colombia May Have Reached Turning Point, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  3. ^ INCB Membership: Melvyn Levitsky, Retrieved December 2, 2010.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
1984–1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Richard H. Melton
 United States Ambassador to Brazil
1994–1998 		Succeeded by
Anthony S. Harrington
Government offices
Preceded by Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters
June 23, 1989 – November 23, 1993 		Succeeded by


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